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eastmidswhizzkid wrote:"you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" would be another way of putting it but i think "you can't polish a turd" is a more evocative way of saying that some things cannot be transformed from their natural base state into things of beauty.

I had a girlfriend like that once!

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jande wrote:Listening to Phill Jupitus today, he said that because someone is touting for votes on the m*****n web site any votes for them would be declared void. oh dear

So.. because someone on the m*****n site is doing exactly what we're doing here, they're disqualified?

To play Devil's Advocate for a moment...

I can see why the Beeb is a bit upset about it and has disqualified Like A Hurricane as the votes for it aren't being based on the cover, but on the band. Which is fair enough.

What we're doing here is discussing which Sisters' cover is their best in our opinions rather than going: "They've got The Sisters' cover of Emma up, let's all vote for that so we can get our beloved band heard on the radio again", or the offical site doing the same thing.

Back to the questin at hand though...

I can easily pick which of The Sisters' covers I think is their worst: 1969. It just doesn't move me, it's as if there's something missing.

As for the best....difficult one that. I can't decide between Emma and Gimme Shelter.

I also voted for "you've lost that loving feeling" by the human league.

Its one of the most wonderful covers I've heard.

1 - The Sisters Of Mercy - Emma
2 - The God Machine - All My Colours
3 - Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Live)

Worst Cover : The Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb.
They're also suggesting uploading vids from listeners doing their own covers. Too bad we can't send in all of the 'Next One' songs with a self made vid.
Wouldn't that send a shockwave through the Beeb...

Your No.1 favourite cover
Johnny Cash - Hurt

Your No.2 favourite cover
The Sisters of Mercy - Emma

Your No.3 favourite cover
Nirvana - Here She Comes Now

Your worst cover of all time
The m*****n - Like a Hurricane

I think the BBC are wankers.
Whatever you think of the Mish and Like a hurricane at least people still care enough to vote for them.
Typical of the BBC.When were the girls last on TOTP2 then?When it was Patti morrison's birthday a few years ago they showed The Sisters playing Temple of love 92 FFS What can you expect? Its So easy to confuse Ofrah Hazza with Patti,especially if its the same people that got Jocky and Jacky Wilson mixed up
I think everyone on here should agree on one of TSOM's covers and all vote for it.That would f**k the wankers up good and proper!

Wild Horses by the Sundays is a pretty good cover.

Or Frosty the Snowman (Cocteaus)

And while I'm at it,Temple of love 92 by The sisters of mercy is the worst cover version in the history of mankind.

wild bill buttock wrote:especially if its the same people that got Jocky and Jacky Wilson mixed up

Actually, that was intentional on the band's part.

James Blast wrote: Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters
Any comments

Aye, it's a great Pop cover by a great Pop Band, oh........................and you're a FUD!!!!

Like a Hurricane seems like an odd choice for the band, seeing as it's clearly worse than the original or any of the various live versions by Neil Young. A good cover should improve on the song, such as:

Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watch Tower
Guns N Roses - Live and Let Die
SOM - Emma

If I were going to pick a cover song by THAT band, it would have to be Wishing Well, and it certainly shouldn't be making a list of top cover songs ever.

But G&R's Live & Let Die is utter bollox.

Mind you, it was an improvement on the original I suppose

wild bill buttock wrote:And while I'm at it,Temple of love 92 by The sisters of mercy is the worst cover version in the history of mankind.

wild bill buttock speaks the truth

Like Hurricane got played by Phil Jupitus this morning. Shame tSoM never recorded Confide in Me. Liked Jolene as well - but I think it is a bit too late for it now lads.

Best would be Emma, I wanna be your dog by Sonic Youth and This corrosion by Lambchop. Worst definately all the crap made by Nouvelle Vague

TSOM - Gimme Shelter
Smashing Pumpkins - Never Let Me Down Again
Kill Switch...Klick - Dark Entries

worst: Sheryl Crow - Sweet Child O' Mine

Obviousman wrote:Best would be Emma, I wanna be your dog by Sonic Youth and This corrosion by Lambchop. Worst definately all the crap made by Nouvelle Vague :lol:

I am with you as far as Emma and Nouvelle Marian are concerned.
Also have a strong urge to vote for the Mish - Hurricane thing as a crap cover.

best cover?

Shinehead - Billie Jean (the wacko jacko hit)
or
Lambeth Community Youth Steel Orchestra - Sound of Silence (Up With Steeldrums... Wicked!!!)

Ahráyeph wrote: 3 - Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Live)

I recently heard John Cale's version, and I think it's even better.
Too bad the original was recorded in the 80s : the production and especially the gooey keyboards make me sick.

Indeed, Cale's version is great too...

In no particular order, in my opinion, best cover songs that come to mind are:

Gimme Shelter by the Sisters
Sympathy for the Devil by Tiamat
Stripped by Rammstein

Terrible cover - Sanitarium by Limp Bizkit.

This would be why I heard the Sisters version of Emma on the radio the other morning then... followed by The Damned doing Eloise.
It was quite strange hearing that on the radio all these years later.

biggy wrote:It was quite strange hearing that on the radio all these years later.

Did it hurt?

after thinking hard, i have to give a vote to Ahráyeph for Summer

UtterlyBastardGroovy wrote: Smashing Pumpkins - Never Let Me Down Again

Hey, I voted that too!
On a side note, to me the best TSOM cover is Jolene in the way it differs from the original and adds something to it.